US Midterm Elections

[GT182]

Actually all in office now and up for reelection need to be sacked. They're all liars and cheats looking out for their pockets only. Trouble is the American public as a collective whole isn't smart enough to get rid of these bums. It's time to try and find someone honest to be in office whether it's local, state or even federal.

Trouble is people still vote by party affiliation. You have to look deep and figure out how honest and true a candidate is. But that isn't always possible. Maybe candidates need to take a lie detector test like us common folk must do for certain jobs. Wouldn't that clean house. LOL

How can you vote for candidates when they vote themselves a raise and people are starving, or can't afford health care in America?

[Konovalov]

I think that the Democrats will win control of both houses of Congress in my opinion. In any case we will find out soon enough.

[fredbass]

Well I expect a shift towards the Democrats, but I'm just not sure how much yet, but as somebody mentioned, the President will probably start having to use his Veto powers more frequently.

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by Konovalov

I think that the Democrats will win control of both houses of Congress in my opinion. In any case we will find out soon enough.

My prediction appears to have been correct in the end courtesy of a bumbling and gaffe prone campaign by Republican Senator George Allen. A good read here by the Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...445021,00.html

The Associated Press and other media organisations were predicting that the gaffe-prone Republican Senator George Allen was trailing his Democrat challenger Jim Webb by 7,236 votes - a margin he is unlikely to recoup in any recount.

Although there has been no official confirmation of the win, an adviser to Mr Allen – who was accused of making a racial slur and hiding his Jewish heritage during the campaign – told Reuters that the Senator "has made it clear to staff, to me in particular that he has absolutely no intention of dragging this out" if the numbers favour Mr Webb.

[GlowRN]

I think you stated this very well. I don't know what it will take for the people of this country to wake up before it is too late. This country is going down a very bad road. Nobody should have a party line, we are all conservative, liberal and independent in our own way. I think we should vote for the independent candidates who have not even had a chance. Reps. and Dems. have had years of power to change things, and the only changes they made were for the corporations. On tuesday, Nov. 7th it is the peoples job to go out and all vote for 3rd parties and show that the people are serious about taking this country back. This would wake up all the dems. and reps. Gloria

Originally Posted by GT182

Actually all in office now and up for reelection need to be sacked. They're all liars and cheats looking out for their pockets only. Trouble is the American public as a collective whole isn't smart enough to get rid of these bums. It's time to try and find someone honest to be in office whether it's local, state or even federal.

Trouble is people still vote by party affiliation. You have to look deep and figure out how honest and true a candidate is. But that isn't always possible. Maybe candidates need to take a lie detector test like us common folk must do for certain jobs. Wouldn't that clean house. LOL

How can you vote for candidates when they vote themselves a raise and people are starving, or can't afford health care in America?